Syrian Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS Say ‘Provocative’ Turkey Targeting Them

By Published on August 1, 2015

A Kurdish militia fighting Islamic State in Syria accused Turkey on Saturday of targeting it at least four times in the past week and called on U.S-led forces to “clarify” their approach toward Ankara in light of this.

The accusations highlight the tensions surrounding Turkey’s entry into the fight against Islamic State. It made a turnaround last week by granting U.S-led forces access to its air bases and bombarding targets in Syria linked to Islamic State.

At the same time, Ankara has renewed a military campaign against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey, which has waged a three-decade insurgency against the Turkish state.

Read the article “Syrian Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS Say ‘Provocative’ Turkey Targeting Them” on reuters.com.

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